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Which country is more powerful: Russia or Germany? At first glance, the question seems random. Why those two countries? And what is the point of asking? As it turns out, the answer reveals why an American-dominated world order is so important to preserve.

The Washington Post has found the “real reason” why President Trump is supposedly “constantly losing in court.” But one has to read down to graf 15 in the story to learn it’s because Democratic appointees are (brace yourselves) ruling against the president.

Most Democrats think Donald Trump’s presidency is a critical threat to American democracy. One oft-cited reason is Trump’s reckless disregard for institutional “norms”—written and unwritten precedents that have long governed the way our democracy operates.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, the “Clinton body count” conspiracy was all the rage. Perhaps you got the same chain email I did: did you know over 50 individuals connected to President Bill Clinton have died in mysterious circumstances?

March Madness is upon us. Unfortunately, so is the Democratic primary. Both are tournaments of sorts, involving lots of drama and heartache, casts of colorful characters, and tedious commentary. Both involve varying degrees of capitalism and meritocracy. Neither March Madness nor the Democratic primary are very important, in the grand scheme of things, because we …

Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams were 2018 runner-up candidates for governor in the country’s third- and ninth-largest states, are considered “rising stars” in the Democratic Party, and are engaging in “horrifying,” “shocking” rhetoric that is “threatening our democracy.”

Beto O’Rourke launched his presidential campaign with all the grace and apparent preparation of a college student who stayed up all night before a big exam getting drunk at a Guided By Voices cover band concert.